Ten years of prohibition tested in national policy
A historical editorial reviews ten years of prohibition, noting mixed results and rising crime. It cites Hoover crime commission findings, urges transferring the Prohibition Bureau to the Justice Department, codifying laws, strengthening border patrols, and creating separate courts for prohibition cases. It cautions a further trial period unless proven ineffective.
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Drys
Vets
Hoover
Crime Commission
Congress
Commission
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Border Patrol
United States
Department of Justice
Branch of Justice
1936 Census poised to reveal U S growth boom
The 1936 census is expected to show about 15 million more people in the United States. Growth is fueled by resources and democracy, with immigration limits potentially lifting the population could double in ten years. Sidney notes pride, progress, and cooperative effort shaping its future.
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United States
Sidney
Norris Battle Over Water Power Shapes Nebraska Senate Race
Topics of Today reviews Senator Norris s stubborn stand on water power against Hoover Smith and the Nebraska regulars. It portrays Norris as a veteran fighter, his pro progressive bloc ties, and the broad political clash with Nebraska regulars over irrigation and flood control rights, noting Pershing s reluctance to be drawn into the contest.
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New York Times
Senator Norris
Nebraska
McCook Gazette
Omaha
Norris
Smith
Hoover
Congress
Borah
Senator la Follette
McCook
Pershing
Who is liberal Norfolk News folly of reformers
A critique of liberal labels in academia and politics centered on Prof. Scott Nearing. The piece traces his resignation from college, refuge with communists, and recent expulsion from the communist party, arguing liberals should tolerate divergent views within reform movements.
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Norfolk News
Scott Nearing
Nearing
Communist Party
A Sleeper Playfully Traps Visitor in Lumbering Riddle
An Alabama Times item presents a foreigner asking what a sleeper is and receives a tangled locomotive joke. The answer layers uses of sleeper as person, carriage, rail block, and train action, ending with the paradox that the sleeper awakens only when the carrier sleeper jumps the sleeper.
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Alabama Times
Prov Pithy Note on Deluded Old Man in Capitol Box
An 81 year old New Hampshire man attempted to mail a letter in a fire alarm box at the national Capitol. The Providence Journal notes his misjudged act reflects provincial views and customs, and jokes that he would still search for a red box long after the house burned.
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Providence Journal
New Hampshire
National Capitol
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